Mni kegs and forced carb, can it work?

[jamason_2000]

So wife gave me the idea, rather than bottle could I reuse the mini kegs from Newcastle. Then I theoretically force carb after conditioning/ lagering in the fridge.

 

[Golddiggie]

Read up about using the 5L mini kegs... IME, they suck (hands down). They cannot withstand much pressure, so you need to be very careful about how you carbonate them. I DID use some for parts of two brews/batches. Due to trouble cleaning them, how they leak (CO2 and brew) and such, I never used them again.

IMO, better off saving the money trying to get those to work and put it towards real kegs.

 

[jamason_2000]

I will think and research this some more. I love the Newcastle in the mini's. I was hoping for more responses, so thanks for the help.

 

[jamason_2000]

" if " I do go this route would it be better to condition and naturally carb using them?

 

[Koffie]

I don't know about the mini kegs frmo newcastle, but if you mean the ordinary 5 liter kegs from a lot of commercial beer like these:



These can hold only about 2.5 - 3 bar pressure.
Over here (BE,NL,DE) they sell some rubber stops with a presure valve: http://www.brouwmarkt.nl/gummidop-met-drukventiel-voor-drukvat-mini-liter-p-1666.html